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Alexander Parsan and Dylan Pinette
Graduation
Convocation
Telfer School of Management
Faculty of Arts

Showcasing excellence: Highlighting some of our unique, multi-talented graduates in stories that celebrate them

Every student has a story to tell. As convocation approaches, we’re looking at the personal journeys of a few of the incredible students who are members of the Class of 2024.
Every student has a story to tell. As convocation approaches, we’re looking at the personal journeys of a few of the incredible students who are members of the Class of 2024.

June 10, 2024
Mohamed Aboudlal and Sapphira Thomspon-Bled
Graduation
Convocation
Faculty of Health Sciences
Faculty of Law - Common Law Section

Hats off to our grads!

Meet the Class of 2024: Successful, inventive, inclusive and dedicated This year, some 10,000 uOttawa students will receive their diplomas as family and friends cheer them on.
Meet the Class of 2024: Successful, inventive, inclusive and dedicated This year, some 10,000 uOttawa students will receive their diplomas as family and friends cheer them on.

June 7, 2024
Jacques Frémont, Marie-Josée Taillefer, Rosalie Taillefer Simard and Josée Lagacé
Faculty of Health Sciences

Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology program turns 30!

This past May 7, the Faculty of Health Sciences and the School of Rehabilitation Sciences opened their doors for a very special occasion. Thirty years ago, the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology program welcomed its very first class of students.
This past May 7, the Faculty of Health Sciences and the School of Rehabilitation Sciences opened their doors for a very special occasion. Thirty years ago, the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology program welcomed its very first class of students.

May 23, 2024
Professors Ryan B. Graham and Julie Nantel
Faculty of Health Sciences
Research and innovation

Research: Health Sciences professors receive multiple research grants

Professors in the Faculty of Health Sciences know how to set themselves apart in their research. In response to their submissions, they were awarded a number of grants to support their various projects.
Professors in the Faculty of Health Sciences know how to set themselves apart in their research. In response to their submissions, they were awarded a number of grants to support their various projects.

May 16, 2024
Josephine Etowa holding her award
Awards and recognition
Research and innovation
Black community

Professor Etowa recognized for commitment to public health

Professor Josephine B. Etowa of the School of Nursing has received the Canadian Public Health Association’s prestigious Ron Draper Health Promotion Award for those working in the sector.
Professor Josephine B. Etowa of the School of Nursing has received the Canadian Public Health Association’s prestigious Ron Draper Health Promotion Award for those working in the sector.

May 13, 2024
91st ACFAS conference poster
Acfas 2024
Faculty of Health Sciences
Research and innovation
Knowledge mobilization

Faculty of Health Sciences well represented at 91st ACFAS conference

The University of Ottawa is hosting the multidisciplinary ACFAS conference May 13 to 17. This annual French-language event will bring together thousands of participants from Canada and around the world. For the occasion, we’ll be represented by many of our professors. See below a list of symposiums organized in whole or in part by Faculty of Health Sciences professors.
The University of Ottawa is hosting the multidisciplinary ACFAS conference May 13 to 17. This annual French-language event will bring together thousands of participants from Canada and around the world. For the occasion, we’ll be represented by many of our professors. See below a list of symposiums ...

April 23, 2024
Isabelle Wallace
Alumni
Faculty of Health Sciences

Isabelle Wallace: Determined to improve First Nations health

Isabelle Wallace (MScN '18), member of the Indigenous Alumni Council and registered nurse, was the first Indigenous woman to serve as a nurse in her community, the Maliseet First Nation of Madawaska, New Brunswick. As national program coordinator of Indigenous Services Canada’s Public Health Surge Team, her vision of improving access to health care has taken on a Canada-wide scope. Having ju...
Isabelle Wallace (MScN '18), member of the Indigenous Alumni Council and registered nurse, was the first Indigenous woman to serve as a nurse in her community, the Maliseet First Nation of Madawaska, New Brunswick. As national program coordinator of Indigenous Services Canada’s Public Health Su...

April 19, 2024
Fans are not a magic bullet for beating the heat!
Newsroom
Faculty of Health Sciences
Research and innovation

Fans are not a magic bullet for beating the heat!

A new study by researchers at the University of Ottawa throws cold water on the idea that fans can effectively cool you down during extremely hot weather events.
A new study by researchers at the University of Ottawa throws cold water on the idea that fans can effectively cool you down during extremely hot weather events.

April 4, 2024
Students of the Faculty of Health Sciences Nutrition program prepare food in the Nutrition labs for an event celebrating the labs opening
Health sciences
Health
Nutrition
Research

Learning and teaching how to eat healthy

Nutrition has always been, and will always be, crucial for our health and well-being. However, eating healthy is not always so simple.
Nutrition has always been, and will always be, crucial for our health and well-being. However, eating healthy is not always so simple.

April 3, 2024
suzanne pinel
Alumni
Faculty of Health Sciences
Francophonie
International and francophonie

Suzanne Pinel: Childhood written on her heart

Ever heard “Le clown Samuel”? “Rôbôtô”? “Allez allez où”? These songs are all the work of uOttawa alumna Suzanne Pinel (BSc ’67, ScN ’64) (and 2002 honorary doctorate recipient), aka Marie-Soleil, the great ambassador of French-Canadian culture, but also, maybe especially, of children, who’ve sung her nursery rhymes for nearly half a century.
Ever heard “Le clown Samuel”? “Rôbôtô”? “Allez allez où”? These songs are all the work of uOttawa alumna Suzanne Pinel (BSc ’67, ScN ’64) (and 2002 honorary doctorate recipient), aka Marie-Soleil, the great ambassador of French-Canadian culture, but also, maybe especially, of children, who’ve sung h...

March 13, 2024